Prince
Harry is set to receive a stern dressing down from senior Army
officers over his drunken late night partying.
Officials are
reportedly set to tell the royal wild child he must rein in his
behaviour and act impeccably at all times before he leaves for
his 6 month posting in Iraq.
He is said to have
caused both the Royal Family and the Army considerable
embarrassment following a string of public incidents where he
has been inebriated.
The final straw came
last week when he was pictured drunk in a gutter outside
Kensington's Boujiis nightclub.
Officers of Scotland
Yards Royalty Protection Squad are said to be concerned the
22-year-old's appetite for late night booze binges will make it
increasingly hard to protect him from attack, saying he is
becoming 'unmanageable.'
A security source has
said: 'Before Harry goes to Iraq next month, Harry will be told
in no uncertain terms that his conduct has to improve. There
have been concerns for quite some time about his late-night
drinking – and the company he is keeping.'
Former protection squad
chief Dai Davies added: 'Harry is not behaving like a senior
royal, let alone an Army officer. What he is doing is
compromising his security and the security of others.'
'Ludicrous amounts of
money are being spent on providing him 24-hour security' added
Davies.
'The time has come for
him to grow up. He's not 18 anymore – he is 22.'
Harry, a junior officer
in the Blues and Royals regiment, will lead a troop of 12 men in
the Iraqi desert, carrying out long range desert patrols in four
tanks.
He will be the first
royal to serve in combat in 25 years, after his uncle Prince
Andrew served in the Falklands war as a helicopter pilot.
